Australia Expands Qantas Probe,
Will Scrutinize Airline Guidelines

Australia's competition authority will widen its investigation of alleged anticompetitive acts by Qantas Airways and will study whether to develop specific competition guidelines for the industry.

In response, low-fare upstart Virgin Blue Airlines said it would drop a lawsuit against the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission challenging its approval of Qantas's takeover of rival discounter Impulse Airlines.